Candescent was honored to attend Town & Country’s inaugural Philanthropy Summit last week at Hearst Tower. We joined an incredible group of thought leaders and philanthropists, such as Michael Bloomberg, Chelsea Clinton, Hunter Biden, Trudie Styler, Donna Karan, Geoffrey Canada, and Lauren Bush Lauren. Panels and workshops were centered around issues about the environment, world hunger, education reform, technology, and healthcare. Thought provoking questions and statistics filled the room - “Where is the ‘care’ in healthcare?”, Donna Karan of Urban Zen asked - a question highlighted in the Candescent Award winning film Escape Fire. “45% of deaths under the age of five are from malnutrition,” said Hunter Biden of WFP USA.

Candescent was honored to attend Town & Country’s inaugural Philanthropy Summit last week at Hearst Tower. We joined an incredible group of thought leaders and philanthropists, such as Michael Bloomberg, Chelsea Clinton, Hunter Biden, Trudie Styler, Donna Karan, Geoffrey Canada, and Lauren Bush Lauren. Panels and workshops were centered around issues about the environment, world hunger, education reform, technology, and healthcare. Thought provoking questions and statistics filled the room - “Where is the ‘care’ in healthcare?”, Donna Karan of Urban Zen asked - a question highlighted in the Candescent Award winning film Escape Fire. “45% of deaths under the age of five are from malnutrition,” said Hunter Biden of WFP USA. Does this make you angry? If it does, “Use this anger as a motivating force for good,” instructed Chelsea Clinton. Insightful takeaways of the day were to be fearless and innovative when approaching philanthropy. We can all be changemakers, regardless of our backgrounds.

We were thrilled to be included among this group of innovators in the philanthropy space. At Candescent’s core, we are “filmanthropists.” We believe documentaries have the power to create social change and move audiences from aware to inspired to mobilized. We support filmmakers along their journey to help illuminate social issues and accelerate progress.

Does this make you angry? If it does, “Use this anger as a motivating force for good,” instructed Chelsea Clinton. Insightful takeaways of the day were to be fearless and innovative when approaching philanthropy. We can all be changemakers, regardless of our backgrounds.

We were thrilled to be included among this group of innovators in the philanthropy space. At Candescent’s core, we are “filmanthropists.” We believe documentaries have the power to create social change and move audiences from aware to inspired to mobilized. We support filmmakers along their journey to help illuminate social issues and accelerate progress.